Synonyms for compliment
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
- v. 1
To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- compliments → praises, commends, flatteries, homages…
- Past participle
- complimented
e.g. complimented → congratulated, flattered, adulated…
Choose the right word
Praise is always understood as genuine and sincere, unless the contrary is expressly stated; compliment is a light form of praise that may or may not be sincere; flattery is insincere and ordinarily fulsome praise.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
- homage His works tend to pay homage to different artists.
- commend I have to commend you for your dedication to the cause.
- flattery Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
- applaud The whole audience got up and started to applaud.
By length
- 6 letters
- praise1, homage2, eulogy3
- 7 letters
- present2, applaud2, flatter2, commend2, adulate3
- 8 letters
- applause2, flattery3, encomium4
- 9 letters
- adulation4, laudation
- 12 letters
- congratulate4, commendation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (homage2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- compliment
- Italiano
- complimento
- Español
- cumplido
- Deutsch
- Kompliment
- Català
- compliment